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Two join SHEDG board
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Economic Development Group members last week elected two new faces to the organization’s board…
Glittering gems at Mineral Show
Visitors look for deals at vendor tables during the Sweet Home Rock and Mineral Society’s 67th Annual Gem…
Public invited to SHEDG annual meeting, election Wednesday
The Sweet Home Economic Development Group will hold its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at…
Holley Science Fair
Holley Elementary School held its 2015 Science Fair on Wednesday, March 11th. The event has grown significantly over…
Pancakes at Foster School
Boy Scout Matthew McKinnon, left, with friends Jorel Leyba, center, and Nathaniel Coleman, set tables for the annual…
Chamber winners
Longtime local teacher and volunteer Ben Dahlenburg was honored with the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce’s Distinguished Service…
Officials want to get public’s opinion on pot
Sean C. Morgan The city’s Public Safety Committee will discuss with the entire City Council whether to hold…
School counselor honored for saving student
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Schools Supt. Keith Winslow last week recognized Foster and Oak Heights Counselor Joe…
Sweet Home youths get taste of government during ‘City Day at the Capitol’
Officials from the city of Sweet Home joined more than 175 local government representatives from across the state…
Public meeting to talk pot?
Sean C. Morgan The city’s Public Safety Committee will discuss with the entire City Council whether to hold…
Clearing the view at Foster
A group of Sweet Home-area residents, led by Todd Branson and Bill Langdon, spent Thursday morning, March 5,…
Livability open house, workshop attract local interest, raise hard questions
At the end of an all-day workshop on what to do with Sweet Home’s Livability Assessment Wednesday, March…
End of a long run together: Sweet Home Real Estate agents turning in keys
Sweet Home Real Estate will close its doors Saturday, March 14, but June Wortman and Mary Maynard have…
2015 LBCC Skills Competition winners
Sweet Home students, above, show off their winnings at the Linn-Benton Community College High School Industrial Skills Contest…
‘Ambitious’ intern named SHFAD Firefighter of the Year
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District named Alex Donahue its Firefighter of the Year Thursday evening at…
No stick in the mud
A 1978 Datsun, with a 427, blasts out of a hole that stopped many Saturday at the annual…
New SHHS principal says he’s eager for move to western Oregon
Sean C. Morgan New Sweet Home High School Principal Ralph Brown said he’s looking forward to settling with…
Husky Field turf project, financial campaign continue
Scott Swanson A proposed artificial turf field for Husky Stadium is rapidly becoming reality. Organizers of the effort…
Goetz resigns from SH school district
Sean C. Morgan Dave Goetz signed a resignation agreement as human resources, transportation and maintenance supervisor at the…
Developers seek high-tech occupants for east SH land
Sean C. Morgan The owners of the approved Santiam River Club development are hoping to attract the attention…
After 40 years of four-wheel-drive fests, Fricks still love mud
Sean C. Morgan Then-newlyweds Don and Nancy Frick started organizing an annual mud festival for four-wheel-drive enthusiasts in…
B&G Club town hall: Leaders of effort to save SH club say fund-raising is progressing, but more is needed
Sean C. Morgan The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam are planning to reorganize and asking…
City to offer adopt-a-park opportunity
Sean C. Morgan Local groups interested in cleaning up and taking care of Sweet Home’s city parks are…
Council backs SHEDG’s effort to acquire Knife River property
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council agreed Feb. 24 to send a letter to the Linn…
Phones, TV, Internet down in SH
An equipment problem has caused problems for 145 residences and three businesses that use Comcast for their phones,…